Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 566 · 40 questions

Word tip (Meaning first, then spelling): Decide what the sentence needs: an action (verb) or a thing (noun)? affect / advise are verbs; effect / advice are nouns. Use memory tricks: stationEry has e for envelopes; stationAry has a for “at rest”; dessert has a double s for “sweet stuff”. Read the finished sentence and check the meaning.

1. 1.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
2. 2.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
3. 3.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
5. 5.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
6. 6.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
7. 7.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
8. 8.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
9. 9.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
12. 12.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
13. 13.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
14. 14.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
16. 16.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
19. 19.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
20. 20.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
21. 21.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
22. 22.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
23. 23.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
24. 24.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
25. 25.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
26. 26.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
27. 27.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
28. 28.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
29. 29.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
30. 30.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
31. 31.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
32. 32.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
35. 35.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
36. 36.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
37. 37.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
38. 38.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
39. 39.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
40. 40.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its

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